Abstract:This study addresses passive adaptation strategies to reduce the effects of global warming on housing, focusing on low-income houses, for which passive adaptation strategies should be prioritized, aiming for environmental sustainability. The passive strategy chosen is thermal mass for cooling, through the adoption of earth-sheltered walls in contact with the ground. Thus, the goal of this study is to evaluate the thermal load and thermal impact of implementing a thermal mass strategy for cooling, using bermed … Show more
“…Каљејас и др. су анализирали топлотно оптерећење у спаваћим собама земуница на локацијама са тропском климом (Callejas et al, 2020). У зависности од оријентације фасадног зида, топлотно оптерећење у спаваћим собама може бити редуковано 24−31%, уз задржавање жељених услова комфора.…”
This paper investigates the energy potential of different modern earth-sheltered building types, during a seven-month period (October 1 to April 30), in order to achieve sustainable development. The subject of the research is a one-story residential building (total net area 102.5 m2), intended for a family of four, located in the territory of the city of Kragujevac (central Serbia). The heating system consists of a ground source heat pump, geothermal vertical probes, floor panel heaters, and two circulation pumps. Four types of infiltrated earth-sheltered buildings, as well as one elevation earth-sheltered building, were investigated by numerical analysis (using the EnergyPlus software). The energy performances of all of the mentioned earth-sheltered buildings were compared with the energy performance of classic above-ground buildings. All of the buildings have the same geometric, construction, and thermo-technical performance. The research results show that, in infiltrated earth-sheltered buildings, the annual consumption of final (electrical) energy can be reduced by 2.53-21.64% (depending on the number of external building elements in direct contact with the soil). Modern architecture should still be focused on the development of elevation earth-sheltered buildings because in them the annual consumption of final (electrical) energy for heating can be reduced by more than 40%.
“…Каљејас и др. су анализирали топлотно оптерећење у спаваћим собама земуница на локацијама са тропском климом (Callejas et al, 2020). У зависности од оријентације фасадног зида, топлотно оптерећење у спаваћим собама може бити редуковано 24−31%, уз задржавање жељених услова комфора.…”
This paper investigates the energy potential of different modern earth-sheltered building types, during a seven-month period (October 1 to April 30), in order to achieve sustainable development. The subject of the research is a one-story residential building (total net area 102.5 m2), intended for a family of four, located in the territory of the city of Kragujevac (central Serbia). The heating system consists of a ground source heat pump, geothermal vertical probes, floor panel heaters, and two circulation pumps. Four types of infiltrated earth-sheltered buildings, as well as one elevation earth-sheltered building, were investigated by numerical analysis (using the EnergyPlus software). The energy performances of all of the mentioned earth-sheltered buildings were compared with the energy performance of classic above-ground buildings. All of the buildings have the same geometric, construction, and thermo-technical performance. The research results show that, in infiltrated earth-sheltered buildings, the annual consumption of final (electrical) energy can be reduced by 2.53-21.64% (depending on the number of external building elements in direct contact with the soil). Modern architecture should still be focused on the development of elevation earth-sheltered buildings because in them the annual consumption of final (electrical) energy for heating can be reduced by more than 40%.
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